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stone's throws

noun

plural of stone's throw
as in inches
a very small distance or degree the cottage is a stone's throw from the beach

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  1. inches
  2. steps
Noun
  • Forecasters said Tropical Storm Nolo might grow into a major hurricane and could drop 20 inches of rain on the Big Island, with even higher amounts possible through Saturday.
    — MEGAN JANETSKY, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The new stops designed to accommodate bikes and buses are about five inches off the ground and separated from the road by a curb.
    — Barbara Kingsley-Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of inches
Noun
  • Most of those steps have been blocked by various courts, in part because the Constitution gives states and Congress the authority to set election rules, but provides no such power to the president.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The fact that its AI agents have once again managed to break out of a sandbox suggests that the steps OpenAI has taken to improve security after the Hugging Face attack are insufficient.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of steps
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“Stone's throws.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stone%27s%20throws. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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